undercooked

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of undercook

comparative more undercooked · superlative most undercooked

1. Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.

   I can't eat this chicken – it's undercooked.

2. Very lightly cooked.

   The broccoli was nicely undercooked.

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   For the main course, order any of the fresh fish from the blackboard; the swordfish is always wonderful (and nicely undercooked, unless you specify otherwise).

   1987 April, “Restaurants”, in Orange Coast Magazine, volume 13, number 4, page 80

   The yellowfin tuna at a seaside restaurant is nicely undercooked.

   2008, Robert D. Temple, Edge Effects: The Border-name Places, page 214

   She had fixed me a light supper — perfectly undercooked scrambled eggs, rye toast, a sliced orange, and a wedge of gouda cheese.

   2020, Harold Fickett, The Holy Fool: A Novel, page 127

3. figurativelyDone with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc.

   His stage portrayal of Hamlet was distinctly undercooked.